Cassiepod wrote:For all that it's uncomfortable, I wish we did all tell the truth instead of repvaricate to be nice or tell white lies. It mkes life a lot simpler if you know that auntie didn't like her christmas rpesent cos you know not tog et something similar. It's better for someone to say "I know you're going to hate me but that dress does not suit you" ratehr than try to figure out if they're being nice or honest.
I'm as bad as the next person for trying to avoid hurting people's feelings, but generally people do prefer the truth rather than being misled.
And it makes life easier not having to 'remember' the white lies... if you tell the truth all the time, and have constant beliefs you'll never be 'caught out'
I do agree with you, broadly. When my bf bought my granny some chocolates for Christmas last year, I immediately told him she was diabetic and went out with him to get something else, as while it would have been 'nicer' to say, 'oooh, how lovely', I thought he might be offended if he eventually found out that she was diabetic and I'd lied, or he might carry on buying her chocolates forever and she'd think he was mad....
But that's not to say there aren't occasions when I haven't taken liberties with the truth to make life a little easier.....
